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SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, JANUARY 25, 1957
New Canadians Make Valuable Contribution
In an address which he presented
recently before a Seaforth group,
Crown Attorney H. Glenn Hays is
reported to have stressed the great
contribution which New Canadians
snake to Canada. He said he was
repeatedly impressed during his
Work with New Canadians by the
extent of their skills, their desire to
adapt themselves to the Canadian
way of life and, above all, by their
deep abiding faith in democracy and
the extent to which they appreciated
their individual responsibilities as
citizens in a democracy.
There are occasions when an al-
ready established Canadian—be he
of a few years or a few generations
in Canada—will express doubt and
sometimes even resentment about
the entry into Canada of so many
newcome rs.
While such criticism stems in
large measure from fear—fear for
jobs, fear of becoming subordinate to
newcomers—these fears are only hu-
man, and as such can be appreciated.
The experience, however, of those,
like Mr. Hays, who are in frequent
contact with the new citizens, indi-
cates that such fears are groundless.
One of Canada's problems has
been the relatively small population
compared to the vast area which the
country contains. New Canadians
not only are helping to lessen this
disparity, but at the same time are
bringing with them abilities which
will complement those held by native
born.Canadians.
The people of Britain, of Hungary,
of the Netherlands; who have come
to Canada seeking new opportuni-
ties in this great land, should be
.made welcome.
The New Canadians of 1957, like
those from other lands who carne
here in years past, with encourage-
ment, can play a major role in creat-
ing the greater Canada of tomorrow.
Criticism Should Be Informed, Fair
There is an unfortunate tendency
in certain quarters today to make
glib comment on things and people
connected with Government at all
levels. Comments such as, "I don't
know why he wastes his time run-
ning for Council", or "He's in it for
what he gets out of it", or again,
"What's he want to get mixed up in
politics for?' are typical of wheat
we mean.
One of the mostfrequent targets
for this type of comment which, of
course, reveals a complete lack of
appreciation for the democratic pro-
cess, is attendance, or lack of it, in
the House of Commons. In Parlia-
ment, as in Township School Board
or in County Council, there are those
who do not -take their responsibilities
seriously. But they are few in num-
ber compared to those who work
long hours with resulting` sacrifice of
time and money.
The Ottawa' Journal puts it well
when it says:
"Many people visit the galleries of
Parliament, note that many , mem-
bers are absent, remark disguested-
ly: 'So we pay those people $10,000
a year.'
"If such people knew a little more
about how Parliament does its work
they might be less disgusted, not such
cocksure critics. They would under-
stand that the absent members were
not sluggard truants in the smoking
places or perhaps not in Ottawa at
all, but were hard at work in com-
mittee rooms on the sort of jobs that
really make Parliament tick.
"The most useful M.P.'s, the great
M.P.'s, are not always those who
make the most speeches in the House
and get the most headlines; as often
as not they are the M.P.'s who, sel-
dom heard in the House, plod ..away
throughout the session on all sorts
of bills and measures and complex
problems that are passed on to com-
mittees.
"In a democracy it is perhaps in-
evitable that Parliament should be
a target for criticism. But criticism,
like all discussion, is more effective
when it is informed and fair."
Canada More Than Contributes Her Share
There is frequent comment con-
cerning the huge sums which the
United States has contributed to the
rehabilitation and aid of foreign
countries since the end of World
War Two. One hears but rarely,
however, comment .as to Canada's
contributions to the same causes.
There are those even, both within
and outside Canada, who by infer-
ence at least, suggest that they are
not aware there have been Canadian
contributions.
The fact of the matter is that not
only has Canada contributed, but
she has contributed to an extent
slightly greater than has the United
States, having regard to the national
income of the two countries during
post-war years.
Mr. J. N. T. Bulman, President of
the Canadian Manufacturers' Asso-
ciation, set the record straight re-
cently in the course of an address
delivered in New York before the
Third International Conference of
Manufacturers. He told his audience
that by the end of the present fiscal
year, Canada's post-war expenditure
under this item will exceed $4 bil-
lion.
The trade monthly Industry in tell-
ing the story, comments that these
figures are impresive enough in their
own right. But even they do not
tell the whole story. The remark-
able fact is that, as a percentage of
total post-war national income, Can-
itia;S' outlay on foreign aid is unsur-
a'ssed even by" her mighty friend
lid. neighbor.
ie United States contribution of
lits, .nightly over. t vo; per
cent of $3,000 billion, which is the
sum total of her post-war national
income. Canada's _ $4 billion, out of
a post-war income of $180 billion, is
likewise better than two per cent.
This is a record of which no Cana-
dian need be ashamed.
Time To Retire
A new test has been proposed to
determine whether a man has reach-
ed the age when he is ready for re-
tirement. In time it might even re-
place existing regulations, which in
so many industries and organiza-
tions, provide for arbitrary retire -
at 60 or 65.
The test: When older employees
stop looking at pretty females on
the streets on hot, windy summer
days, it may be time for their firms
to retire them.
This is possibly the only method by
which a firm can judge when its em-
ployees are ready for retirement, W.
M. Mercer, president of a firm of em-
ployee benefit consultants, told a
meeting of the Montreal Personnel
Association.
Mr. Mercer said compulsory re-
tirement at a uniform age is cruel,
un -Christian, uneconomic, irrespon-
sible and selfish on the part of those
who enforce it, and if it is allowed
to go too far it will destroy Canada's
private enterprise system.
He said he was all in favor of al-
lowing a man to retire in his'sixties
if he wished to, but he was opposed
to forcing him to retire at any age
if he was still mentally and physical-
ly young and uratitNt to work.
SEEN IN
Jack Be Nimble
We hear a goodly number of
cold weather stories these days,
but we like the one Jack Alexan-
der spun this week, Seems Jeck
shovelled for two hours the other
morning to get to his snow-cover-
ed car. When he finally made it
and brushed the white stuff off
the hood, wasn't he surprised to
find he's uncovered his neighbor's
Ford!—Wingham Advance -Times,
Dead Two Weeks; Find Body
Carbon monoxide poisoning caus-
ed the death of Miss Grace H.
Rhynas, 70, who was found dead
in bed at her home, Goderich,
Tuesday. night. She had been dead
since December 29. Her body was
discovered by Dr. J. W. Wallace,
who went to the house after re-
ceiving a call from Clarence Rhy-
nas, of Toronto, who became wor-
ried when he could not contact his
sister—Goderich Signal -Star.
Crime Rate Down
Apparently the Town of Wing -
ham isn't in danger of a crime
wave at the moment. according to
the figures contained in the an-
nual report read by Police Chief
T. W. Platt at the inaugural meet-
ing of the town council last week.
There were no crimes of a serious
nature in 1956, and even the num-
ber of miner offences was less
than in the previous year.—Wing-
ham Advance -Times.
Zoning By -Law To Be Drafted
Instructed by the Guderieh Town
Planning Board to draft a by-law
of the proposed town zoning, solici-
tor J. K. Hunter hopes to have
the draft ready by March 1. It
will then be submitted to the
Board for final approval and pass-
ed on to the Gaderich Town Coun-
cil for action. The decision was
made at the inaugural meeting of
the board on Wednesday evening
of last week. The board has been
working on the zoning for the past
two years.—Goderich Signal -Star.
Collegiate Chairman Named
The Clinton District Collegiate
Board ended 1956 with a surplus
of over $2,000. under the chairman-
ship of George L. Falconer. Bruce -
field, the Tuckersmith Township
representative ,on the board. Mr.
Falconer retired from this posi-
tion on Monday night at the in-
augural meeting, after four years
at the head of the board. Suc-
ceeding him as chairman of the
11 -man appointed board is Irvine
Tebbutt, R.R. 3, Clinton, the Gode-
rich Township representative. Sec-
retary Harold C. Lawson, Clinton,
was rehired at a yearly salary of
$700 (raised $50 from last year).
—Clinton News -Record.
"Deer Hunfiing" By Automobile
When Logan Cleave and Bert
Greer were driving towards the
village about seven o'clock on
Sunday evening, four deer ran
across the road in front of the
car. opposite George Heard's farm.
From The Huron ;,Expositor
January 29, 1932
Louis L. Rader, Reeve of Hay
Township, was elected Warden of
Huron County at county council
meeting.
Mr, George Wheatley, Constance,
has installed an electric radio.
Northside United Church had a
successful year, as they reported
58,800 raised in 1931.
Helmar Snell was appointed con-
stable for Town of Seaforth. Thos.
Storey was appointed as pound -
keeper.
A stack of hay on thefarm of
Andrew McLaughlin, lot 20, con-
cession 10, Hibbert, was burnt. The
fire was caused by spontaneous
combustion and was seen to start
by A. D. Kellar from his farm.
The middle of the stack was burnt
out and the hay scattered around
by the explosion, but fortunately no
ether damage was done. There
was a heavy downpour of rain at
the time.
Mrs. W. R. Plant and Mrs. W.
M. Stewart, Seaforth, were pres-
ented with life memberships of
the Barbara Kirkman Auxiliary.
Mr. Arthur Burrows, of the Uni-
versity of Western Ontario, Lon-
don, is spending a few days at his
home here.
Schrag Bros„ Zurich, have op-
ened a public garage in the prem-
ises formerly occupied by A. O.
Elliott, adjoining the Commercial
Hotel property.
Mrs. James Mustard was named
president of the Kippen Horticul-
tural Society.
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From The Huron Expositor
January 25; 1907
A severe windstorm passed over
the Walton district on Sunday, do-
ing considerable damage to barn
roofs. It also wrecked the wind-
mill on the farm of Mr. P. Ryan,
Jr., and blew away a woodshed in
course of erection on the premises
of Mr. Louis Williamson, besides
other damage of minor impor-
tance.
Mr. Arthur Hoy, of Walton, was
outhunting on the farm of Mr. J.
Lamb when he tripped over a
knoll. The muzzle of the gun came
against his thigh and falling head-
long over the gun it was discharg-
ed, and being loaded with BB.
shot, the whole charge lodged in
his leg.
Cattle near Leadbury were out
in, the fields nibbling grass.
The ratepayers of S.S. No. 1
Winthrop, have decided to build
new school during the cm'
year. It will be of the most [d -
em kind, heated by fhrnac and
everything up--to.date, and w cost
in the neighborhot d oi' x2,00&
.The car caught the hind quarters
of the last one and broke its back.
The accident was reported to Con-
stable George Little, who summon-
ed the game warden, and then
went out and shot the injured ani-
mal. Roy Bellenger, Clinton, ar-
rived and removed the carcass.
Logan Cleave was fortunate in
that there was only slight damage
done to the grill of his automobile.
—Clinton News -Record.
Horned Lark At Farm
Mr. Alfred Cook called from the
home of Arnold Cook, Westfield,
on Tuesday morning to report the
prospects of an early Spring. Sky-
larking around the Cook farm is a
horned lark, which Mr. Cook states
comes to the barnyard every day
to forage for food. While one of
our earliest migratory birds to re-
turn in the Spring, the horned lark
does not usually arrive back until
some time in March. Its presence
leads Mr. Cook to believe that we
are headed into an early Spring,
which, particularly in the midst
of the present cold snap, is wel-
come news indeed—Blyth Stand-
ard.
Youths Flee Budapest
The two Hungarian male re-
fugees now in this district were
in the thick of freedom revolts in
Budapest. They fled the country
after the freedom -fighters ran out
of ammunition and the Russians
started packing them off by the
carload to Siberia. Sixty -thousand
Hungarian people were killed by
the Russians in their ruthless ef-
forts to quell the riots. Seventy-
five thousand were injured. When
the two youths left Budapest, it
was in worse ruins than any time
during World War Two. These were
the tales told by the refugees to
The Times -Advocate in an inter-
view conducted through interpre-
ter Vince Benscik, Carling St., him-
self a refugee from the Russian -
dominated country, Benscik es-
caped from Hungary five years
ago.—Exeter Times -Advocate.
Better Police Communications
Need for immediate action to
set up a better police communica-
tions system was stressed by
Crown Attorney H. Glenn Hays in
an appeal to Town Council at its
1957 inaugural meeting Monday
night. "You can't get the local
police on the telephone," said Mr,
Hays, pin -pointing the problem,
He said he had heard numerous
complaints from citizens who said
they were unable to contact police.
He reminded town council that, as
crown attorney, he has power to
call in the Ontario Provincial Po-
lice if he is not satisfied that the
lives and properties of local resi-
dents are being protected ade-
quately. However, he said, the
problem has not become that acute
yet. Last year Council discussed
the possibility of either hiring
someone to answer the police tele-
phone or installing a police radio
system, but no immediate action
was taken—Goderieh Signal -Star.
YEARS AGONE
Interesting items gleaned from
The Huron Expositor of 25, 50
and 75 years ago.
Mr. William Turney has dispos-
ed of his farm on the 3rd conces-
sion, McKillop, which he purchas-
ed a couple of years ago from Mr.
Thomas W. Adams, to Mr. .Alex
Gordon. of Tuckersmith.
Mr. William Evans, Sr., has en-
tered his 16th year as assessor for
McKillop.
Wednesday was the coldest day
this season so far. Early in the
morning the thermometer regis-
tered 11 below zero.
One of the chimneys on the new
brick residence of Messrs. Mul-
holland, of Harpurhey, was blown
down by the wind last Sunday
morning.
From The Huron Expositor
January 27, 1882
Mr. F. W. Johnston, Reeve of
Goderieh, was appointed Warden
of Huron County.
The annual Seaforth Firemen's
supper was held in the Commer-
cial Hotel. All members were pre-
sent, appearing in full uniform, be-
ing arrayed in new jackets.
Mr. M. Morrison has disposed
of the balance of his bankrupt
stock of dry goods to a gentleman
in St, Thomas, and the stock is to
he moved from here.
Mr. William Grieve, McKillop,
has purchased the property of the
late George Sperling, on North
Main St. The property consists of
a house and one acre of land. The
price paid was $800.
Mr• J. W. Duncan, of the firm
of Duncan & Duncan, leaves next
week from New York for England
and Scotland, to purchase spring
stock.
Mr. F. Fowler, of the Huron
Road, shipped a carload of good
beef to Winnipeg on Thursday.
Mr. S. Reid has opened a store
at Harlock, and it is to be hoped
that his success in storekeeping
will rival his present extensive
blaeksmithing business.
The thermometer 'registered 25
degrees below zero on Wednesday.
Mr, Charles Routledge, of the
4th concession of Tuckersmith, sold
a span of three-year-old colts to
an American buyer, for the sum
of $375.
It was raining cats and dogs and
a man stepped lett) a small res-
taurant and sat down. As the wiat-
ress came for his order, he glanc-
ed out the window and remarked,
"Boy, this looks like the big flood"
"The what?" asked the girl.
"The big flood. Haven't you
read about the big flood and the
ark landing on Mount Ararat?"
"Gee, Mister," replied the wait-
ress "I ain't looked at a paper all
week''
irtn Oen al �C �, �¢f 11Torihsi . ,
United Church nlet an the • ehur
parlors last Wednesday. The wor-
ship service, was taken by ¥Vlrs.
it. Lawson, opening with Hymn
G6?,. "O God, Our Help in Ages
Past," followed by the Lord's
Prayer in unison and Psalm 121.
The thence of the worship period
was "Our Confidence Kept By the
Power of God"
The business part was conducted
by the new president, Mrs, . H.
Snell. The W.A. motto was repeat-
ed and prayer. "Let the Beauty
of Jesus Be Seen in Me" was sung.
Mrs. B. F. Christie reported for
Mrs. E. H. Close, corresponding
secretary. Seven boxes were sent
to sick and seven sympathy cards
sent out. Mrs. C. Walden, visiting
committee, reported having matte
23 home calls and 10 hospital calls.
Mrs. F. Storey reported some re-
pairs to be made to the kitchen
at the parsonage.
The W.A. will serve at the con-
gregational pot -luck supper for the
annual meeting on January 24. A
Valentine dinner will be held on
February 13, at 5 o'clock.
The meeting closed with the
hymn, "Unto the Hills Around,"
and the Mizpah benediction.
Winters are cold in the interior
of Newfoundland but are more
moderate along the coast.
' 4 014 C4na han''
Flong tis e. Aga, an '3, Oa We say,
armers were doing then' work tbelhard way;
It's, true, times were tough and caused quite a holler,
But then the old buck was still worth a dollar.
We know it's not wise to look into the past,
Or slap an the brakes when you're going too fast;
But sometimes I think someone forgot
Who be the guys that's paying the shot.
If we buy a machine we need for our field,
Some seed and fertilizer, to make it yield;
Gas for the tractor, points for the plow,
Concentrate for the pigs, and some for the cow;
They tell us and prove it pays, don't you see,
Instead of just one, you now will get three.
So you buy the machinery to make the work light;
Can't afford help, so you drive all night;
Feed cattle and hogs, almost fit for the fair,
Then send the mto market (too many there).
You get back your cheque, start paying bills,
You'll need some for the doctor to cure your ills;
There's one thing we know just can't be done,
Is spend two dollars and make only one.
VEE ELL
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